Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership

Startup founders are often celebrated as visionaries—but what happens when their greatest strengths become their biggest liabilities?   They face a crucial, often overlooked problem in the startup world: the very qualities that help founders launch companies—relentless drive, rebellious thinking, and big-picture vision—can derail them as their businesses grow.   Most founders hit a leadership ceiling, and without personal evolution, their companies (and careers) implode.   “Why? Because the same people who command respect and effort also happen to be control freaks who are terrible at delegating and worse at empowering,” share Richard Hagberg and Tien Tzuo , authors of the new book, Founders, Keepers .   They add that, “The same people who will new things into existence are undisciplined workaholics who exhaust themselves and everyone around them. They can see the future, but they lack the capacity to think and organize collectively.”   Drawing on nea...